Welcome back. So nice to see a video pop up.

I did something radical this year, not because I was burned out, but because my kids were. I realized when they didn’t want to start back at the end of summer that they were dreading math. So, I started taking them through Life of Fred, using the very first book. It has been great! We’ve all learned so much and have enjoyed it together. I read, they do the work on their little white boards, and then they explain how to do each problem rather than just blurting out an answer as they take turns around the group answering. They can look at the text if they want, but for the most part, it has been all them listening to me, which has been great at teaching them how to take notes. It has been helpful having them explaining orally, especially since I have two who are new to English. We’re now at about book 12 and have filled in lots of holes we didn’t know were there. We have no plans to stop!

It’s great to see you back! Thanks to you we are loving CLE. I’m using K1 and K2, 2nd grade Reading, Language Arts, and Math, and 5th grade Language Arts. We tried MB and it wasn’t enough for us. It left my kids frustrated at the lack of practice with new concepts.

Look at how many people you are an inspiration for, Trish. 3,000 love you and jumped at this update!!! I have been in craaaazy burnoutville for a couple years and building, and you have been my cheerleader, even in my head while you took a break here and there. Thank you for being so frank, dreaming so big, but being so real, and loving your kids so much that you have to work through all of this, and thank you for showing us your example along the way! God bless your time with your kiddos! We get wiser as we go, huh? I wish we got increasing energy to go with it. 😅

I'm so looking forward to seeing you on KZfaq again! You are one of my favorite KZfaq homeschool moms and love how real you are. The Lord has even led me to pray for you, too, at times. I'm so glad to see you back! May God give you the strength, joy, and all you need for this coming homeschool year! I'm also glad you took time to care for yourself. Thank you so much for sharing about your life. God has used you in my life as an encouragement and guidance in homeschooling.

I have missed you. My husband passed almost 2 yrs ago and I have been floating like a leaf with no where to land. My heart is broken and grief is still great. My story is long and difficult with family, adoption, and no home, so I will try to be brief. We have four adult children and adopted three young children a year before he passed. We lived in the desert of CA and did not have a home after he passed as he was a government Employee and we lived on the isolated base. With no home , no where specific to go, and family sprinkled in Fl and the east coast, we spent last winter all over Florida. I am now in TN helping my daughter with her children while her husband was deployed. We plan to move permanently to Arizona, Texas, or back to Fl this summer. While in Fl, I often thought of you and wondered how you and your family were doing on your new path. Also, wondered if we were anywhere near you. We went from the panhandle, down the gulf side to a Naples, and all the way up the east coast. It was such a comfort when your video populated on my KZfaq page. I can’t wait to hear more from you about your journey. Where city are you in Fl?

I totally get your burn out. It was helpful to see what you decided to move onto to minimalise your homeschool. I’ve been following you since you were deep into cle (which you really influenced me to go with) and cc. You’re awesome! We tried TGATB and it wasn’t for us. You were a big influence and now I have my own channel. lol. I hope we can be friends and love that we can connect here. Excited for watching update videos on how these new programs go for y’all. And welcome back! So glad to see you back.

I’m so glad you are back. ❤

Great to see you Trish! 🎉❤

Welcome back lovely lady! I’m glad you were able to take the time you needed, but it’s also nice to see you back. I found your channel while you were on your break from KZfaq and your videos were the main reason we used CLE learning to read and it was amazing (I’m looking forward to using it with my other kiddos). Looking forward to seeing new videos from you, just make sure you and yours are first before us. Praying for you!

I stumbled my way into your video as I am homeschooling my 13 year old. With everyone posting their mid year homeschool update videos I was hoping to find someone like you. I don't know what it is this year but I have been feeling like I've just been going through the motions and not really enjoying homeschooling like I have in years past. I have to say my burn out comes from work because I actually work full time outside of the home and homeschool 😅) I however have not been feeling like we've made ANY progress this year and am considering sticking with 6/7th grade curriculum for next year as well. With everyone's upbeat and excited for the New Year videos it's nice to see other people who might be feeling the way I do right now. Thanks for being so relatable! ❤

It's nice to see you again! I have been following for you for years and you have been so helpful. I'm graduating my eldest homeschooler this year...whooohoo...after eight years of homeschooling. My second is in Gr. 8 and I am slowly burning out but am looking forward to next year since I have a Sonlight core I used with my eldest so that will lighten my load next year. For my Gr. 8 I am using Memoria Press Geography III and Memoria Press Literature Guides (To Kill a Mockingbird, Poetry and Short Stories) and totally recommend them (Very to the point, no fluff).My daughter and I both have ADD so need something very straightforward. We are using Wordly Wise 10, Art of Argument (with DVDs) and Saxon math and Apologia Nutrition. Trying to keep it independent and clear cut since we are both totally scattered brained. When you are looking at future videos any guidance you can give on curriculum for math for ADHD/ADD brains would be super appreciated.

Great to see you back!!🌺

Welcome Back!! Missed you and your honesty

Hi Trish, good to see you again! I'm looking forward to seeing inside MCP math, I've been on the fence about trying that with my 4th grader. Happy Holidays!

Hello there!! Its so good to see you!!! I pray you and your children enjoy your wonderful books!!

Hi Trish I'm glad to see you back. I've been a subscriber for a while.

I am sooooo excited to see you back! I have followed your channel for YEARS! One of the first videos I saw of yours was when you were trying out Easy Peasy. I've missed your content so much and would check in regularly on your channel hoping to see new content from you! Looking forward to your upcoming videos as you enter back into your journey in the homeschool world! Welcome back!

Welcome back…bravo some nice curriculum pics. Thanks for sharing ❤ I’m debating to try Ace…I know you have in the past.

Hi Trish, it’s great to see you back! I just ordered a bunch of curriculum today after being burned out the first half of this year, so I’m excited to get back into the groove. We’re in this together!

The good and the beautiful science units are great too..

Good to see you back again. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have to share.

Welcome back, Trish! I look forward to following your journey back after burnout. I’ve had about two years where each semester is up in the air. We have looked into many different school options but nothing seems right so we are still homeschooling for now. I work full time and have 3 high schoolers. It is a lot to juggle.

Glad to see you back!!

Welcome back!!

Welcome back!!!!

Trish i want to cry! I so glad to see you! So glad to see your homeschooling update I would to have you give us a garden tour/sew/cook chat! About the world, economy, current events, faith Mama talks! Miss you!

So great to see you back!! Where do you get the guidelines for what classes are needed for middle and high school? Thanks 😊

😊hello!!! I wondered about you the other day. Look forward to seeing you again.

Wow good to see you Trish , God bless your home school. I have one child left. I don't know what is next other than Grandchildren.

Great to see you 😊

Good to see you, Trish 😊

🎉🎉🎉Welcome back to the party🤗💕🎉🎉 This is wild....I was just thinking about you the other day and wondering how all y'all are doing, and I literally came over here to see if you had posted anything new... But just a few days later, here you are..

You’ll never regret homeschooling again. It’s good to see you. I’m no longer homeschooling, which is crazy to me. Ha.

I’m so excited to hear that Masterbooks is coming out with high school language arts! 🎉 Do you happen to know if/when they plan to come out with 10-12th grade? We love the Logic book!

Gurl! Where have you been?????? I'm so happy to see you!!!!❤

Welcome back to homeschooling!!

My 14 yo-8th grade son is loving the MB Logic course.

I put my son into public school, but still homeschool him at night Our goal for next year is to clep out of his major subjects so when he starts highschool he is taking half days and just elective courses (except science, the school requires one core course or they will just automatically graduate him)

How do you know what’s half credit vs full credit? I am intimidated by high school transcripts.

If you’d like your kids to do free KZfaq learning for high school science, Michelle Thompson has video lessons posted for Apologia Bio 2nd and 3rd edition, Berean Builders Chem, BJU Physical Science, and Apologia Physics. I went ahead and bought all those textbooks used in case my kiddo wants to go that route in the future!

We use amblesideonline, a free curriculum that you use offline (like a slightly beefy robinson)

It's good to see you again. It's been a long time. I don't have any kids homeschooling anymore. My oldest daughter is a senior in high school at a charter school. My second oldest is a sophomore in high school at a Lutheran school. My third oldest is an 8th grader in charter school. He will be going to a school for the handicapped next year, hopefully. I have two sixth grade girls in our local Catholic primary school. Then a fourth grader, a first grader and a kindergartener at the same school. We are paying a fortune for tuition, but our public schools here support overtly antichristian rhetoric. They support agendas that directly violate the 10 commandments. Therefore, it's easier to just pay thousands of dollars in tuition every year than to homeschool. I too had serious homeschool burnout. I'm still not over it, but I bought CLE's Learning to Read to help my first grader with reading because he's struggling with phonics. I tutor him, my fourth grader, and my kindergartener after school in reading and religious education. I am still a housewife, though, even though all 8 of my kids are in school full time.